President Eisenhower saw it coming, and it is here. Patriotism no longer exists among many of these corporations. Some companies have more economic clout than entire countries. They can make or break a politician. Byron Dorgan More Quotes by Byron Dorgan More Quotes From Byron Dorgan Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things. Byron Dorgan smartworktwo I am not someone who believes we should build a fence around our country but I do believe there ought to be some fairness with respect to the rules of this globalization. Byron Dorgan fairnessbelievecountry I can describe, and I've always been able to describe, what Republicans stand for in eight words, and the eight words are lower taxes, less government, strong defense and family values. Byron Dorgan eightgovernmentstrong People habitat has to take priority over bird habitat. Byron Dorgan prioritiesbirdpeople The U.S. Constitution is the basic framework for the greatest democracy on Earth. Some of my colleagues find it easy to amend it. I don't. Byron Dorgan constitutiondemocracyearth This country is about, in my judgment, aggressive, open debate. There is an old saying: When everyone is thinking the same thing, no one is thinking very much. Byron Dorgan debatecountrythinking This country lacks the backbone and the spine and the will to demand fair trade and stand up for our products. If our producers can't compete, shame on us. Then we lose. But requiring our producers to compete when the game is rigged, saying our producers ought to compete, when foreign markets are closed to us, is fundamentally wrong. Byron Dorgan demandgamescountry Nowhere in this country should we have laws that permit drinking and driving or drinking in vehicles that are on American highways. This is not rocket science. We know how to prevent this, and 36 states do. Byron Dorgan lawdrinkingcountry We need leadership, and we need it now. Byron Dorgan needs You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility. Byron Dorgan delegationauthorityresponsibility The taxpayers deserve accountability. Byron Dorgan taxpayersaccountabilitydeserve Only in this town, where we make an industry out of creating euphemisms, can we have enough sugar to sugarcoat this nonsense. Byron Dorgan sugarcreatingtowns If you talk about preemption you better know things rather than think things. Byron Dorgan preemptionknowsthinking If the Administration does nothing, high gasoline prices will continue to increasingly burden our economy, taking millions of dollars out of the hands of families and putting it straight into the pockets of OPEC. Byron Dorgan gasoline-pricespocketshands I don't feel responsible for things I didn't vote for. Byron Dorgan responsiblevotefeels All of us aspire to give our children something more, leave a country to our children that is a better one, a stronger one, with better jobs and growth and opportunity. Byron Dorgan jobscountrychildren This galloping concentration in broadcast ownership is unhealthy. Byron Dorgan gallopingownershipconcentration One of the keys to ensuring accountability is to have civil servants who witness fraud, waste and abuse to blow the whistle. Byron Dorgan keysblowcivilization When businesses face tough times, one of the first items they cut is overhead expenses. The government should do the same. Byron Dorgan tough-timescuttinggovernment As far as I know, we have never before decided to fight a war with borrowed money and ask generations that come after us to pay for it. Byron Dorgan generationsfightingwar
